sequence
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Definitions
Noun
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
Noun
a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
Noun
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Noun
the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
Noun
several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
Verb
arrange in a sequence
Verb
determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome"
Synonyms
More General Terms
ascertain
determine
film
find
find out
grade
order
ordering
photographic film
place
range
rank
rate
repeat
repetition
series
temporal arrangement
temporal order
More Specific Terms
alternation
chess opening
cistron
codon
combination
factor
Fibonacci sequence
gene
opening
pelting
rain
rotation
row
run
string